Eyeglass-mounting.



PATENTED JUNE 26, 1906.

c. P. WALL. EYBGLASS MOUNTING.

' APPLICATION FILED FEB-9.1906.

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' EYEGLASS-MOUNTING.

Specification of.Letters Patent.

Patented June 26, 1906.

Application filed February 9, 1906. Serial No. 300.292.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES F. WALL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Philadelphia. in the county of Philadelphia and State,- ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inEyeglass- Mountiugs: and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to improvements in eyeglass-mountings, and moreparticularly to the nose-guards thereof.

The object of the present invention is the provision of a guard theconstruction of which is such as to insure a comparatively large area ofengagement with the skin of the wearer, whereby a firm gripping actionof the guard upon the nose may be easily maintained and the glasseseffectually held in applied position; and, furthermore, the invention isalso designed to provide a nose-guard the outer edge of which will beone unbroken line, thereby allowing the edge to depress itself into theflesh and materially adding to its ability for staying in place.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a nose-guardhaving flexible or elastic qualities, thus enabling the guard to bereadily adjusted to the facial characteristics of the wearer.

The invention also aims to provide a guard the construction of which issuch that the pressure of the nose-piece for holding the glasses inposition may be exerted on the guard at its rear edge or that edge whichis most remote from the nose-piece, thereby applying the pressure of thenose-piece at a point most advantageous for securing a firm grip uponthe nose.

With these general objects in view and others which will appear as thenature of the improvements is better understood, the invention consistssubstantially in the novel construction, combination, and arrangement ofparts, as will be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, and ointed out in the appended claims.

W le the form of the invention herein shown and described is believed tobe a preferable embodiment thereof, the invention is not restrictedthereto; but the same is susceptible of changes in the form, proportion,and minor details of construction, and the right is accordingly reservedto modify or vary the invention as falls within the spirit and scopethereof.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a pair of eyeglassesthe nose-piece of which is equipped with guards constructed inaccordance with the present invention. Fig.

2 is a similar view. on an enlarged scale, of

plan view of the nose-piece and the guards.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates thenose-piece of a pair of eyeglasses, this being of usual construction andprovided with the usual box-clips 2 for receiving the attaching portionof the noseguards. Y

The guards are designated by the numeral 3, and the same are identicalin construction. By referring to Fig. 2, which illustrates one of theguards on an enlarged scale, it will be noted that the guard is formedof a single piece of sheet metal stamped to the desired configuration,and this metal possesses flexion and elasticity toa sufficient extentfor the guard to be readily bent. The guard includes an elongatedgripping member 4, having formed therein an elongated slot or opening 5,and said slot or opening is. designed to receive the skin of the nosewhich is incidentally raised by the pressure of the nose-piece thereontransmitted through the guard. This enables the guard to firmly engagethe nose; but it will also be observed that the outer edge of the guardis one unbroken line, thereby allowing the edge to depress itself intothe flesh and materially adding to its ability for staying in lace.Displacement of the glasses is thus re need to a minimum.

Connected to one edge of the grippin member 4, at a point nearer theupper en thereof than the lower end, is a shank 6, which in the bentguard rojects forwardly of the guard. This shan terminates at itsforward extremity in a downwardly-bent attaching-ear 7, adapted to bereceived by one of the box-clips of the nose-piece, and said tened tothe nose-piece. The attachin -ear 7 is bent at a slight acute angle tothe s ank 6 for the purpose of inclining the grippin member 4 slightlyat an angle to the vertica when the guard is attached to the nose-piece.Thus the gripping member corresponds in inclination to the generalcontour of the nose. Moreover, by connecting the shank 6 to the member 4at a point nearer its upper end one of the guards removed. Fig. 3 is, atop.

ear is perforated for the passage of the usualsec'ur'mg-screw 8, wherebythe guard is fas-.

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degree of fiexion, and thus than its lower end, said member has a highmay readily engage the nose and adhere thereto.

It will be observedthat the edge of the gripping member 4, from whichthe shank 6 projects, is the rear edge of said member, or that edgewhich is most remote from the nosepiece. Consequently the pressure ofthe nosepiece is exerted at a point which is most advantageousforsecuring a firm grip upon the nose, and by reason of the frontedge ofthe guard being free it is capable of yielding slightly when placed uponthe nose, thereby readily adjusting itself to the latter. It is ofcourse apparent that this yielding will only be slight, and thereforenot sufficient to derange the glasses from their correct setting uponthe nose as adjusted by the Optician. Furthermore, since the guards areformed of sheet metal, which may be readily bent, it will be seen that aquick and ready manipulation of the parts of the guard may be had toobtain a correct settin upon the nose in conformity with the faciacharacteristics of the wearer 7 Having thus described the invention,what is claimed as new, and desired to be secured by Letters Patent, is

1. A nose-guard for eye lasses, comprising a gripping member, a shanconnected to the rear edge of said gripping member at a point nearer theupper end thereof than the lower end, said shank projecting forwardly ofthe gripping member, and means for attaching said shank to a nose-piece.

2. A nose-guard for eyeglasses, comprising a gripping member, a shankconnected to the rear edge of said gripping member at a point nearer theupper end thereof than the lower end, said shankprojecting forwardly ofthe gripping member, and an attaching-ear arranged at the forwardextremity of said shank for connecting the guard to a nosepiece.

3. A nose-guard for eyeglasses formed from a blank of sheet metal andincluding a gripping member, a shank connected to the rear edge of saidmember and projecting forwardly thereof, said shank being connected tothe gripping member at a point nearer the upper end thereof than thelower end, the front edge of said gripping member being free to permitthe same yielding, and an attaching-ear formed at the forward extremityof said shank for connecting the guard to a nosepiece.

4. A nose-guard for eyeglasses formed from a blank of sheet metal andincluding a gripping member, a shank connected to the rear edge of saidmember and projecting forwardly thereof, said shank being connected tothe gripping member at apoint nearer the upper end thereof than thelower end, the front edge of said grippin member being free to permitthe same yiel ing, and a downwardlyextending attaching-ear formed at theforward extremity of said shank for connecting the guard to anose-piece.

5. In eyeglasses, the combination with a nose-piece, of a pair ofnose-guards each of which comprises a gripping member, a shank connectedto the rear edge of said gripping member and projecting forwardlythereof, said shank being connected to the gripping member at a pointnearer the upper end thereof than the lower end, the front edges of saidgripping members being free to permit the same yielding, and adownwardly-bent attaching-ear arranged at the forward extremity of eachof said shanks for connecting the guards to the nose-piece.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

CHARLES F. WALL.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM T. STEEL, WILLIAM L. WALL.

